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package com.sun.grid.jgdi.configuration.reflect;

import com.sun.grid.jgdi.configuration.reflect.*;
import java.util.List;


/**
 *
 */
public interface ClassDescriptor {
    
    public Class  getBeanClass();
    public String getCullName();
    
    public String [] getPropertyNames();
    public PropertyDescriptor getProperty(String name);
    public PropertyDescriptor getPropertyByCullFieldName(int cullFieldName);
    
    
    public int getPropertyCount();
    public PropertyDescriptor getProperty(int index);
    public List<PropertyDescriptor> getProperties();
    
    public Object newInstance();
    
    public Object clone( Object bean);
    
    public void validate(Object bean) throws InvalidObjectException;
    
    public String toString(Object bean);
}
